Westward Expansion

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Native region represented in blue on the map: Great Basin, Great Plains, Northwest Coast, Eastern Woodlands

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Great Plains

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What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

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Manifest destiny

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The Dawes Act broke up__________ and gave_________of land to Native Americans.

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reservations; allotments

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Why were Native Americans forced out of the Black Hills?

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gold was discovered

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Where were Native Americans forced to adopt white culture, cut their hair, change their clothing, change their names, and learn Christianity?

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Carlisle Indian Industrial boarding school

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US Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and his men suffered a well known defeat at the -

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Battle of Little Bighorn

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The Indian Wars ended in 1890 after US soldiers massacred unarmed Native American men, women, and children at -

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Wounded Knee

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In 1859, prospectors found silver in the Carson River valley of present-day Nevada. Thousands of miners rushed to this mine.

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Comstock Lode

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Sturdy, short-tempered breeds accustomed to the dry grasslands of southern Spain. Unlike other breeds, this animal was hardy, could travel long distances without much water, and could live on grass alone. Options: Angus, Longhorn, Charolais, Hereford

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The major cattle route from San Antonio, Texas, through Oklahoma to Kansas.

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Chisholm Trail